Souleymane Salou

Souleymane Salou was the Chief-of-Staff of the Nigerien Army under President Mahamadou Issoufou.

Biography
Souleymane Salou was made the Chief-of-Staff of the Nigerien Army under President Mahamadou Issoufu, and he was appointed as Inspector-General of the army and police. On 17 December 2015 he attempted to lead a coup d'etat against Issoufu, but he was arrested and the coup failed.